Vito Paratore Photography » shoreline http://vitoparatore.com/blog Delve into the mind of photographer, Vito Paratore. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:04:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Manasquan Reservoir: Leaves at Water’s Edge http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/07/manasquan-reservoir-leaves-at-waters-edge/ http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/07/manasquan-reservoir-leaves-at-waters-edge/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:19:00 +0000 Vito Paratore http://vitoparatore.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/07/manasquan-reservoir-leaves-at-waters-edge/ I had the day off work on Monday, so I decided to take a trip to the Manasquan Reservoir. The water has come up all the way to the trees, cutting off access to my favorite subjects. When I walked down to the edge of the water, I found these nice, dark-red leaves with the water rushing in amongst them with each wave. The water saturated the colors of the leaves and reflected light, making for a high contrast composition. I used my Canon 17-40mm f/4 L with my tripod dropped to just inches off the ground. I stopped down the aperture to get maximum depth of field, leaving me with a shutter speed of over 1 second.

I picked my two favorites from the day, which happen to be of the same area just from slightly different angles. I prefer one slightly over the other, but I am curious to hear what you all think. Which image do you like better? Which composition feels more balanced to you? Leave a comment with your answer!

Manasquan Reservoir: Wet Leaves 1

Manasquan Reservoir: Wet Leaves 2

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